July 2020 list by Nanette Alderman
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Alpha Night
by Nalini Singh
Alpha wolf Selenka doesn’t believe in mating bonds at first sight until she meets a broken Arrow, Ethan, as violence erupts at unprecedented symposium.
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The Angel of the Crows
by Katherine Addison
In an alternate-world 1880s London populated by supernatural and human beings, an angel triggers chaos by falling in his resolve to end the murder spree of Jack the Ripper.
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The Boyfriend Project
by Farrah Rochon
When a live tweet of a horrific date reveals the unscrupulous dealings of an internet catfisher, three duped women make a pact to invest in themselves for six months, prompting one to pursue a dream career.
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Broken People
by Sam Lansky
Follows recovering alcoholic Sam as he, with his sponsor’s blessing, partakes in healing ceremony involving an ancient herbal medicine administered by a shaman over the course of three days.
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A Burning
by Megha Majumdar
An opportunistic gym teacher and a starry-eyed misfit find the realization of their ambitions tied to the downfall of an innocent Muslim girl who has been wrongly implicated in a terrorist attack.
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Clean Hands
by Patrick Hoffman
The award-winning author of The White Van presents the story of a corporate lawyer and high-priced fixer who must retrieve a lost cell phone containing vital secret documents, before uncovering the work of an unknown murderer.
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The Crow's Call
by Wanda E. Brunstetter
When the sole providers of their Pennsylvania Amish Country family are killed in a devastating accident, Amy helps her mother take over their greenhouse business, which is being threatened by shifting family roles and a competitive rival.
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Dead West
by Matt Goldman
Visiting Hollywood to investigate Beverly Mayer’s heartbroken grandson’s reckless spending activities, Minneapolis private detective Nils Shapiro infiltrates the grieving man’s disorienting inner circle to uncover the truth about a fiancée’s tragic death.
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Devolution
by Max Brooks
A modern retelling of the Bigfoot legend is presented as a gripping journal by a woman from a high-tech Pacific Northwest community who becomes cut off from civilization by a volcanic eruption before witnessing the flight of starving humanoid beings.
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The Dilemma
by B. A. Paris
Organizing a lavish birthday party after decades of hardship, a woman hiding a secret about a daughter who cannot attend is forced to confront a devastating truth when her husband arranges a surprise.
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The Girl from Widow Hills
by Megan Miranda
Rendered famous in childhood for her miraculous survival of a dangerous storm, a young woman changes her name and struggles to hide from the media before waking up one evening to find a corpse at her feet.
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Harrow the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir
A sequel to the best-selling Gideon the Ninth continues the story of Harrowhark Nonagesimus, whose failing health and uncooperative magic are complicated by the schemes of a would-be assassin in the twisted halls of the Emperor.
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Home Before Dark
by Riley Sager
Twenty-five years after her father published a wildly popular nonfiction book based on her family’s rushed exit from a haunted Victorian estate, naysayer Maggie inherits the house and begins renovations, only to make a number of disturbing discoveries.
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How the Penguins Saved Veronica
by Hazel Prior
Determined to find a worthy cause where she can dedicate her millions, octogenarian Veronica rediscovers love, family and connection while bonding with an unknown grandson and infiltrating a scientific team on behalf of endangered penguins in Antarctica.
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Hush
by James Patterson
An imprisoned ex-cop seeking justice for her brother’s murder is offered her freedom in exchange for helping the Deputy Police Commissioner who put her away rescue his missing daughter and grandchild.
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If I Were You
by Lynn N. Austin
Leaving her English manor to seek support for her young son from the in-laws she has never met, a widowed war bride arrives in America only to discover that her longtime friend has been impersonating her for years.
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Last Tang Standing
by Lauren Ho
Reluctantly dating a man who has the approval of her traditional family, a successful lawyer on the brink of partnership is unwittingly drawn to an office rival who is anything but respectable.
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Nothing Can Hurt You
by Nicola Maye Goldberg
In a tale inspired by true events, the author of The Doll Factory explores the high-suspense aftermath of a college student’s baffling murder and its reverberations through a chorus of interconnected lives.
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Safe
by S. K. Barnett
Miraculously returning home after escaping the kidnappers who stole her in early childhood 12 years earlier, Jenny navigates difficult questions by her parents and older brother while struggling to avoid ongoing threats to her safety.
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Spy, Spy Again
by Mercedes Lackey
Trained to use their Farsight gifts by a reluctant Herald’s Collegium that has not selected their next ruler, royal siblings Kee and Tory discover a unique way to combine their abilities to rescue a kidnapped family member.
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